diff --git a/bfxapi/examples/run_backtest.py b/bfxapi/examples/run_backtest.py
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+import sys
+import time
+sys.path.append('../')
+
+from bfxapi.websockets.DataServerWebsocket import DataServerWebsocket
+
+ws = DataServerWebsocket(
+  symbol='tBTCUSD',
+  host='ws://localhost:8899'
+)
+
+@ws.on('new_candle')
+def candle(candle):
+  print ("Backtest candle: {}".format(candle))
+
+@ws.on('new_trade')
+def trade(trade):
+  print ("Backtest trade: {}".format(trade))
+
+@ws.on('done')
+def finish():
+  print ("Backtest complete!")
+
+now = int(round(time.time() * 1000))
+then = now - (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 2) # 2 days ago
+ws.run(then, now)